cacogenics
/ˌkækəˈdʒɛnɪks/
noun
- The study or belief that certain groups or populations are genetically inferior and that this leads to a decline in the overall quality of a species or society. (Often used in historical or critical contexts; now considered a pseudoscience.)
- Modern scientists reject cacogenics as a flawed and biased field of study.
- The museum exhibit explained the difference between eugenics and its opposite, cacogenics.
- The book discusses how cacogenics was used to justify harmful policies in the early 20th century.
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